The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job overview
To apply for this post, you need to have this qualification/training: Post graduate Masters’ level training as a Clinical Associate in Psychology apprentice.
A CAP is a semi-autonomous psychological practitioner working under the direct supervision of an experienced and HCPC registered clinical psychologist, delivering treatment within their scope of practice. CAPs are scientist-practitioners who utilise psychological knowledge, research and theory to reduce psychological distress and enhance psychological wellbeing in the clients they work with. The post holder will be responsible for assisting in providing highly specialist psychology services to adults with complex psychosis with co-morbid conditions (e.g. ASD, substance misuse) and their families.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Associate Psychologist to work within the community rehabilitation service in East Kent. Everyone in the team is committed and passionate with a strong, shared values base: placing the person with psychosis and their family at the centre of care.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work semi-autonomously alongside community rehabilitation multi-disciplinary colleagues. The role will involve provision of individual & manualised group psychological therapy, positive behaviour support, and delivering training. The role also involves service evaluation and audits. The post holder will work in collaboration with MDT colleagues, service users, carers, community services and partner organisations towards the overall provision of evidence-based, cost-effective, direct and indirect person-centred interventions.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* Achieved qualification as a CAP
* Other training
Experience
* Transferable clinical experience working with people with psychosis
* Experience working with people with co-morbid conditions (ASD, substance misuse)
Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full-time or pro-rata if part-time.
After 5 years NHS service: 29 days full-time or pro-rata if part-time.
After 10 years NHS service: 33 days full-time or pro-rata if part-time.
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Staff Support
KMPT offers a face-to-face counselling service for any issues not just work-related problems.
Learning and Development opportunities
In addition to the mandatory subjects, there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
Induction
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on the role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).
The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training.
Probation Period
New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service, it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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